We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end.

Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.

I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.

It was inevitable the Titanic was going to set sail, but that doesn't mean it was a good idea to be on it.

I still agree with the invasion of Iraq. I don't agree with most of the decisions that accompanied it.

Labour have been listening for too long to the so-called experts who think that competition is a dirty word and that communicating facts to our children is elitist.

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!